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HB 3086

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Cyrus Javadi and 1 co-sponsor

HB 3086 revamps Illinois rules for veteran service organizations, renaming the act, tightening qualifications, and adding consumer‑protection limits on veterans benefits services.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3086

Summary — HB 3086 (2025)

Status: In committee upon adjournment (6/28/2025)
Primary sponsor: Rep. Lisa Davis (introduced 2/6/2025) — multiple co‑sponsors added/revised (see timeline).

Note: The bill text provided amends the Veteran Service Organizations State Charter Act (changing its title and many internal terms) and also includes new consumer‑protection rules related to veterans' benefits services mentioned in the synopsis. The document is partially truncated (revocation and some sections incomplete). This summary reflects the available text.

Purpose / Intent

HB 3086 revises the statutory framework for recognizing and regulating veteran service organizations in Illinois. It (1) renames the Act, (2) changes terminology from “state charter” to “veteran service organization status,” (3) modifies qualification and application requirements, and (4) adds consumer‑protection provisions banning certain deceptive or risky practices by providers of veterans/military benefits services.

Key provisions and changes

  • Renames the Veteran Service Organizations State Charter Act to the “Veteran Service Organizations Equal State Charter Act” (text uses the term “Equal”).
  • Terminology: replaces “state charter” and “state charter status” throughout the Act with “veteran service organization status.”
  • Attorney General role:
    • AG must grant veteran service organization status when an organization demonstrates all statutory requirements.
    • AG issues a letter granting status; may deny applications that fail to meet requirements (denied organizations may resubmit after correcting deficiencies).
  • Qualification changes (Section 15):
    • Lowers one financial threshold: an organization must demonstrate via annual expenditures that 20% (previously a majority) of its expenses support veterans to qualify.
    • Retains alternative qualification pathways: e.g., having at least 15 paid members or possessing appropriate IRS tax‑exempt status (501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19)) and providing primary charitable assistance to veterans/dependents.
    • Requires Illinois certificate of good standing and registration or exemption with the Attorney General’s Charitable Trust Bureau.
    • For organizations with veteran service officers, each officer must have current VA accreditation or have accreditation pending.
    • Compliance with selection/delegation processes for county Veterans Assistance Commissions where applicable.
  • Application and attestation:
    • Applications must include supporting documentation for each requirement.
    • Attestation language changed: application must include a signed attestation on organizational letterhead by the organization’s Commander, President, or chief executive officer (previously required signatures of all officers). Attestation must confirm compliance and disclose any enforcement actions under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act or Military Veterans Assistance Act and commit to notify the AG within 30 days if requirements lapse.
  • Duration and renewal:
    • Status is valid for a specified period (text truncated). Organizations must reapply at least 120 days before expiration.
  • Revocation: Provision begins but is truncated in the provided text; revocation procedures likely remain tied to failure to remain compliant or notification to the AG.
  • Consumer‑protection additions (from synopsis):
    • Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make it unlawful for persons providing veteran/military benefits services to, among other things:
    • Receive compensation for referring an individual to another person for veterans benefits assistance.
    • Guarantee (expressly or by implication) successful outcomes or entitlement to specific veterans’ benefits.
    • Utilize international call centers or data centers for processing veterans’ personal information.
    • The bill's text for these consumer protections is summarized in the synopsis; full statutory language was not completely included.

Who is affected

  • Veteran service organizations seeking recognition under Illinois law (existing and new organizations): may face new/modified evidentiary requirements but also a lower expense threshold (20% vs. majority), potentially broadening eligibility.
  • Individual veterans and their families: strengthened consumer protections regarding third‑party veterans benefits providers and privacy safeguards.
  • Attorney General’s Charitable Trust Bureau and staff: administrative responsibility for application review, approval/denial, registrations, and enforcement.
  • Providers of veterans’ benefits assistance: new prohibitions and compliance obligations under the Consumer Fraud Act amendments.

Procedural timeline / status

  • Filed and first read: 2/6/2025 (Rep. Lisa Davis)
  • Public hearing: 2/25/2025
  • Referred to various committees over Feb–Mar 2025 (Rules, Veterans’ Affairs, Public Health; re‑referred)
  • Added/removed co‑sponsors in March 2025
  • Read first time / referred to Public Health: 3/20/2025
  • Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee: 3/21/2025
  • In committee upon adjournment: 6/28/2025

Notes and uncertainties

  • The bill text provided is partially truncated (revocation section and possibly other details missing). The synopsis references consumer‑protection amendments; the bill includes some of these provisions but the complete statutory language is not fully present here.
  • The name change to include the word “Equal” appears in the draft; confirm final wording in the full enrolled bill.

If you want, I can:
- Compare the current law (P.A. 103‑405) side‑by‑side with the proposed changes;
- Draft a one‑page explainer for veteran organizations explaining what to submit to the AG under the new rules;
- Track subsequent committee actions or obtain the full, untruncated bill text.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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